2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Open – Singles

Defending champion Novak Djokovic defeated Andy Murray in the final, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 to win the singles tennis title at the 2017 Qatar Open. Djokovic saved five match points en route to the title, in the semifinals against Fernando Verdasco. The final marked Djokovic and Murray's 36th and final professional meeting; Djokovic won to end their head-to-head at 25–11 in his favor.

Singles
2017 Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Final
ChampionSerbia Novak Djokovic
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Andy Murray
Score6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Details
Draw32 (4 Q / 3 WC )
Seeds8
Events
Singles Doubles
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Murray became the first player to reach the ATP Qatar Open final four times; however, his loss in the final ended his 28-match winning streak dating back to the 2016 Davis Cup semifinals.[1][2]

Murray vs Berdych during the semifinal round

Seeds

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  1.   Andy Murray (final)
  2.   Novak Djokovic (champion)
  3.   Tomáš Berdych (semifinals)
  4.   David Goffin (second round)
  5.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (quarterfinals)
  6.   Ivo Karlović (quarterfinals)
  7.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (second round)
  8.   Marcos Baghdatis (first round, retired)

Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Andy Murray 6 6
3   Tomáš Berdych 3 4
1   Andy Murray 3 7 4
2   Novak Djokovic 6 5 6
  Fernando Verdasco 6 67 3
2   Novak Djokovic 4 79 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
1   A Murray 6 77
  J Chardy 0 62 1   A Murray 78 7
  G Melzer 62 6 6   G Melzer 66 5
  P-H Mathieu 77 3 2 1   A Murray 77 7
  P Lorenzi 62 6 3   N Almagro 64 5
  N Almagro 77 4 6   N Almagro 77 78
  M Jaziri 2 63 7   P Kohlschreiber 65 66
7   P Kohlschreiber 6 77 1   A Murray 6 6
3   T Berdych 77 6 3   T Berdych 3 4
Q   A Giannessi 61 2 3   T Berdych 77 1 6
WC   A Yüksel 3 3   J Veselý 65 6 1
  J Veselý 6 6 3   T Berdych 7 6
  F Bagnis 1 77 4 5   J-W Tsonga 5 3
  D Brown 6 62 6   D Brown 1 3
  A Kuznetsov 1 6 2 5   J-W Tsonga 6 6
5   J-W Tsonga 6 4 6

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
6   I Karlović 77 77
  I Marchenko 65 60 6   I Karlović 77 77
WC   MS Zayid 1 3   K Khachanov 63 63
  K Khachanov 6 6 6   I Karlović 2 5
Q   V Pospisil 5 0   F Verdasco 6 7
  F Verdasco 7 6   F Verdasco 6 78
  R Haase 64 2 4   D Goffin 1 66
4   D Goffin 77 6   F Verdasco 6 67 3
8   M Baghdatis 4 3r 2   N Djokovic 4 79 6
Q   R Štěpánek 6 5 Q   R Štěpánek 6 6
WC   A De Greef 68 7 6 WC   A De Greef 3 2
Q   M Safwat 710 5 4 Q   R Štěpánek 3 3
  H Zeballos 63 6 711 2   N Djokovic 6 6
  F Mayer 77 4 69   H Zeballos 3 4
  J-L Struff 61 3 2   N Djokovic 6 6
2   N Djokovic 77 6

Qualifying

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Seeds

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  1.   Nikoloz Basilashvili (qualifying competition)
  2.   Radek Štěpánek (qualified)
  3.   Marco Chiudinelli (first round)
  4.   Thomas Fabbiano (first round)
  5.   Evgeny Donskoy (first round)
  6.   Taro Daniel (first round)
  7.   Alessandro Giannessi (qualified)
  8.   Vasek Pospisil (qualified)

Qualifiers

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Qualifying draw

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First qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
1   Nikoloz Basilashvili 6 7
  Luca Vanni 1 5
1   Nikoloz Basilashvili 2 1
8   Vasek Pospisil 6 6
WC   Jabor Al-Mutawa 2 2
8   Vasek Pospisil 6 6

Second qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
2   Radek Štěpánek 5 7 6
  Lorenzo Giustino 7 5 4
2   Radek Štěpánek 6 6
  Enrique López-Pérez 1 4
  Enrique López-Pérez 6 6
5   Evgeny Donskoy 4 4

Third qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
3   Marco Chiudinelli 4 6 1
  Mirza Bašić 6 0 6
  Mirza Bašić 4 2
7   Alessandro Giannessi 6 6
WC   Mousa Shanan Zayed 2 1
7   Alessandro Giannessi 6 6

Fourth qualifier

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First round Qualifying competition
          
4   Thomas Fabbiano 77 3 1
  Vincent Millot 63 6 6
    Vincent Millot 3 6 2
  Mohamed Safwat 6 0 6
  Mohamed Safwat 77 6
6   Taro Daniel 61 2

References

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  1. ^ "Sir Andy Murray to face Novak Djokovic in Qatar Open final after Serb survives Fernando Verdasco test". The telegraph. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Murray Feeling Positive Despite Doha Final Loss". 7 January 2017.
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